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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2014 ThoughtWorks, Inc.
+#
+# Pixelated is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Pixelated is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with Pixelated. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+import datetime
+
+import dateutil.parser
+from email.utils import formatdate
+from dateutil.tz import tzlocal
+
+
+def iso_now():
+    return datetime.datetime.now(tzlocal()).isoformat()
+
+
+def mail_date_now():
+    date = dateutil.parser.parse(iso_now())
+    return formatdate(float(date.strftime('%s')))